Traditional music by country
These are the countries whose traditional music you can hear in TuneGuesser: 12 pages so far, each with three free recordings from public archives, a player for each, the performer and year where known, and the licence and source. More countries are added every week as a third checked recording is found.
Africa
Americas
Asia
Europe
In the game, page coming soon
These countries are in the daily draw already. Their pages open as the archive checks finish, a few each week: ๐จ๐ฆ Canada, ๐จ๐ซ Central African Republic, ๐จ๐ณ China, ๐จ๐ฟ Czechia, ๐ฉ๐ฐ Denmark, ๐ช๐ฌ Egypt, ๐ช๐ช Estonia, ๐ซ๐ฎ Finland, ๐ซ๐ท France, ๐ฉ๐ช Germany, ๐ฌ๐ญ Ghana, ๐ฌ๐ท Greece, ๐ญ๐บ Hungary, ๐ฎ๐ณ India, ๐ฎ๐ฉ Indonesia, ๐ฎ๐ท Iran, ๐ฎ๐ถ Iraq, ๐ฎ๐ช Ireland, ๐ฎ๐ฑ Israel, ๐ฎ๐น Italy, ๐จ๐ฎ Ivory Coast, ๐ฏ๐ต Japan, ๐ฒ๐ฌ Madagascar, ๐ฒ๐ฝ Mexico, ๐ฒ๐ฟ Mozambique, ๐ณ๐ต Nepal, ๐ณ๐ฌ Nigeria, ๐ต๐ฆ Panama, ๐ต๐ช Peru, ๐ต๐ฑ Poland, ๐ต๐น Portugal, ๐จ๐ฌ Republic of the Congo, ๐ท๐ด Romania, ๐ท๐บ Russia, ๐ท๐ธ Serbia, ๐ธ๐ฐ Slovakia, ๐ธ๐ฎ Slovenia, ๐ฐ๐ท South Korea, ๐ช๐ธ Spain, ๐ธ๐ช Sweden, ๐จ๐ญ Switzerland, ๐ธ๐พ Syria, ๐น๐ญ Thailand, ๐น๐น Trinidad and Tobago, ๐น๐ณ Tunisia, ๐น๐ท Tรผrkiye, ๐บ๐ฆ Ukraine, ๐ฌ๐ง United Kingdom, ๐บ๐ธ United States, ๐ป๐ณ Vietnam, ๐พ๐ช Yemen.
Frequently asked questions
Can I listen without playing the game?
Yes. Every country page has a player for each 15 second clip and a link to the full recording on the archive that holds it. Nothing is behind a login.
Why does a country have exactly three recordings?
Three is what the game needs to offer a first, second and third song for one country. Countries with fewer freely licensed recordings are not listed yet and join when a third one is found and checked.
Is this a complete picture of a countryโs music?
No. Three recordings are three moments, often from one region or one decade, chosen because they are freely licensed and sound like the place. Treat them as a door, not a survey.
Where do the recordings come from?
Wikimedia Commons and the Internet Archive, under public domain, CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA licences. The About the recordings page explains the checks and how clips are cut.